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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (26 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of PLC courses; when publication of this review can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36001/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (26 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in 2016 and to date in 2017 on each apprenticeship scheme; the progress made on introducing new apprenticeship schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36002/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (26 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 434. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost in 2017 of the deal done with the Garda Representative Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36011/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (26 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 440. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra gardaí that have been recruited in the current Dáil term; if that figure meets the 15,000 pledged in the Programme for a Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34937/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (26 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 1163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to delay further progress of the Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 in view of Britain’s recent decision to withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34939/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Mitigation Plan (26 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 1261. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for publishing the national mitigation strategy under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34938/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (26 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 1335. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has discussed with his UK counterpart the possibility of a new aviation agreement between Ireland and Britain to avoid flight disruption as a result of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34935/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 1531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to provide for a Christmas bonus in 2017 to long-term social welfare recipients; the rate of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36005/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (26 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 1616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish details of the vacant homes audit and strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34936/17]

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Labour Party is entirely supportive of the efforts made by our naval vessels in the Mediterranean which have saved more than 15,000 lives. They have every reason to be proud of their work and we have every reason to be proud of the work done by our navy in rescuing migrants, in many cases from the prospect of a harrowing death in the Mediterranean Sea. We hope that the work of our...

Business of Dáil (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: At what time is it proposed to resume the discussion on the motion re defence?

Business of Dáil (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Two different decisions must be taken because my party wishes to support one proposal and oppose another.

Business of Dáil (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: That is impossible.

Business of Dáil (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I propose amending the Order of Business to determine each issue separately.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Tánaiste for indicating that there is a review of these matters. We must make a policy decision now. There will be a long-term process to implement it, covering the lifetimes of many Dáileanna and Governments. However, we are delivering public services in an ad hocmanner now, at a cost of billions of euro and through a myriad of agencies. Some of those agencies are...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste will be aware that the OECD has completed a review of the second public service reform programme. There is a lot of good to be found in the review. It found that improved transparency and accountability has been delivered, in large part because of the legislation we enacted to regulate lobbyists, to open up freedom of information and to protect whistleblowers. It also...

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Not so.

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I also welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on what is now the summer economic statement. Members will recall that this originally was the spring economic statement. In government, Deputy Noonan and I determined we should have a spring economic statement to change the way the budget was done. The idea was that we would put all the economic data from the spring on the table...

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I understand-----

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: That is the point. On the Order of Business yesterday I raised the point that the 40 minutes allocated was totally inadequate. It is not tenable that 25 minutes is deemed to be adequate to consider a motion that we only saw yesterday and that has been commented on in international reports which we have only had a chance to see today. I think most of us are anxious that we do not make a...